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Capping protein is dispensable for polarized actin network growth and actin-based motility

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Heterodimeric capping protein (CP) binds the rapidly growing barbed ends of actin filaments and prevents the addition (or loss) of subunits. Capping activity is generally considered to be essential for actin-based motility induced by Arp2/3 complex nucleation. By stopping barbed end growth, CP favors nucleation of daughter filaments at the functionalized surface where the Arp2/3 complex is activated, thus creating polarized network growth, which is necessary for movement. However, here using an in vitro assay where Arp2/3 complex-based actin polymerization is induced on bead surfaces in the absence of CP, we produce robust polarized actin growth and motility. This is achieved either by adding the actin polymerase Ena/VASP or by boosting Arp2/3 complex activity at the surface. Another actin polymerase, the formin FMNL2, cannot substitute for CP, showing that polymerase activity alone is not enough to override the need for CP. Interfering with the polymerase activity of Ena/VASP, its surface recruitment or its bundling activity all reduce Ena/VASP's ability to maintain polarized network growth in the absence of CP. Taken together, our findings show that CP is dispensable for polarized actin growth and motility in situations where surface-directed polymerization is favored by whatever means over the growth of barbed ends in the network.
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hal-03016451 , version 1 (02-12-2020)

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Majdouline Abou-Ghali, Remy Kusters, Sarah Körber, John Manzi, Jan Faix, et al.. Capping protein is dispensable for polarized actin network growth and actin-based motility. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020, 295 (45), pp.15366-15375. ⟨10.1074/jbc.RA120.015009⟩. ⟨hal-03016451⟩
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